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Country boys Cogliere and Adkins reunite

The Country Championships final at Randwick presents an ideal opportunity to gauge how far Cogliere and Andrew Adkins have travelled since those formative days at Marc Quinn's stable.

Inseparable until Adkins, Sydney's leading apprentice, headed south to continue his development with former champion jockey and now trainer Ron Quinton, horse and rider are again reunited for Saturday's $400,000 opportunity for the out-of-towners to shine.

Adkins steered Cogliere to a qualfying win at Taree on February 26 and was also in the saddle for the three-year-old's previous outing, a potentially ominous last on a heavy track at Rosehill last Saturday week.

Weather was inevitably been a factor as Quinn readies Cogliere for another wet track.

"I haven't had access to our course proper at Port Macquarie since mid January so I've had to think out of the box a few times," Quinn said.

"I've worked around races and jump-outs. He's had a few race day gallops at various tracks."